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The Foreign Minister's competition for the best publications promoting the history of Poland and the history of Polish diplomacyhttp://waszyngton.msz.gov.pl/en/news/the_foreign_minister_s_competition_for_the_best_publications_promoting_the_history_of_poland_and_the_history_of_polish_diplomacy
The Minister of Foreign Affairs announces a competition for the best foreign language publication promoting the history of Poland and the best Polish language publication on the history of Polish diplomacy, published between 2015 and 2016. Historians may submit their work until September 15, 2017.malgorzata_safianik2017-08-17T20:43:00ZPolish Armed Forces Dayhttp://waszyngton.msz.gov.pl/en/news/polish_armed_forces_day__1
The Feast of the Polish Armed Forces is celebrated on August 15 to commemorate the decisive Polish offensive during the 1920 Battle of Warsaw, which was fought during the Polish-Bolshevik War. The victorious battle, which lasted almost two weeks, was decisive in preserving Poland's independence and disbanded plans to spread the Bolshevik revolution to Western Europe.malgorzata_safianik2017-08-11T17:18:00ZEmbassy and Consular Section closed on 14-15 Augusthttp://waszyngton.msz.gov.pl/en/news/ambasada_i_wydzial_konsularny_nieczynne_w_dniach_14_i_15_sierpnia_2017
Due to a public holiday (Assumption Day and Armed Forces Day), the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Washington, DC and its Consular Section will be closed on 14-15 August.malgorzata_safianik2017-08-10T17:29:00ZAmbassador Piotr Wilczek visits Philadelphiahttp://waszyngton.msz.gov.pl/en/news/0_ambassador_piotr_wilczek_visits_philadelphia_
On August 5th Ambassador Wilczek visited Philadelphia where he had a chance to visit the Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial.malgorzata_safianik2017-08-07T20:00:00ZPolish Veterans Day celebrated at American Czestochowahttp://waszyngton.msz.gov.pl/en/news/polish_veterans_day_celebrated_at_american_czestochowa_
Ambassador Piotr Wilczek took part in commemorations on August 6th at the Polish Armed Forces memorial on the grounds of the National Shrine to Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Minister Anna Maria Anders was the guest of honor.malgorzata_safianik2017-08-07T19:21:00ZBene Merito for a Warsaw Uprising fighterhttp://waszyngton.msz.gov.pl/en/news/bene_merito_for_a_warsaw_uprising_fighter
“Poland needs role models and today we have the honour to pay tribute to such a role model,” said Deputy Minister Jan Dziedziczak when conferring the Bene Merito distinction on Julian Kulski.malgorzata_safianik2017-08-03T18:17:00ZMFA statement on US sanctions against Russian Federationhttp://waszyngton.msz.gov.pl/en/news/mfa_statement_on_us_sanctions_against_russian_federation
Poland welcomes the signing by US President Donald Trump of an act that upholds the existing policy of US sanctions against the Russian Federation.malgorzata_safianik2017-08-03T14:50:00ZFind Your Kosciuszko: Celebrate the Year of Kosciuszko in Your Neighborhoodhttp://waszyngton.msz.gov.pl/en/news/kosciuszko200/kosciuszko_200_
Polish Embassy announces Kosciuszko 200 celebrations to take place across the USAmatthew_stefanski2017-08-02T18:59:00ZAmbassador Piotr Wilczek on the Warsaw Uprisinghttp://waszyngton.msz.gov.pl/en/news/ambassador_piotr_wilczek_on_the_warsaw_uprising_
Commemorating the 73rd anniversary of the heroic Polish struggle for Warsaw in 1944, Ambassador Piotr Wilczek spoke with award winning journalist Rita Cosby on WABC radio and published an article in The National Interest about the significance of this historical event.matthew_stefanski2017-08-01T13:40:00ZThe 73rd anniversary of the Warsaw Uprisinghttp://waszyngton.msz.gov.pl/en/news/the_73rd_anniversary_of_the_warsaw_uprising
Every year at 17:00, alarm sirens are heard on the streets of Warsaw. The city comes to a standstill. The inhabitants of Warsaw pay homage to the fallen and surviving partisans.malgorzata_safianik2017-08-01T12:33:00Z